Faults:

Radio quit working at about 3000 miles.

General Comments:

I love my Honda Accord. It does everything well. I bought it to replace a 2dr Toyota Solara that was too hard to get kids in/out of. The Accord has a taut, but controlled ride, more rode feel than the cream puff road feel of the Camry. I bought the 4 cyl version because of the price difference. I've found it has enough power for my needs, but also gets exceptional gas mileage. On the highway I consistently get 35+ MPG.

Want a perfect car? The Accord blends sharp styling, performance, comfort, reliability at a reasonable price to buy and low cost to operate. What more could you want?

Faults:

Front Brakes and rotors replaced at 7K (warranty)

Front brakes and rotors replaced at 14K (warranty.

Transmission Service at 17K told nothing was wrong.

Transmission replaced @ 32K later told about recall (warranty)

All brake pads and front rotors replaced @ 87K (no warranty $432.00)

Radio/CD Changer replaced at 98K (extended warranty - extra $2K)

Other Services - 105K - replaced timing belt and pulleys ($1k)

No service from dealer (3 different ones) less than $120.00 even with warranty service (for parts and fluids)

General Comments:

This car is a horror, my first and last Honda.

The only real good news is the engine, very responsive, but a gas guzzler, I typically get 290 miles to a full tank (15 gals) 19.3 mpg - almost all Highway miles too.

My 1985 Toyota Camry lasted 17 years never cost me more than $300/year to sevice (averaged out), including timing belt change, brakes, tires, oil changes and a battery.

Honda has a lot of hype surrounding their vehicles and I don't see how this could just be happening to me and not others. It may just be the 2003 model year - but I'll never trust them again - I should have used the lemon law and will not hesitate to use it in the future.

Faults:

My 92 accord rode better with 172000 miles. The road noise is very annoying and I can't drown it out with the stereo because most of the time the cd's will not play.

General Comments:

The car does handle well and has plenty of power.

Faults:

Ticking noise under the hood from wk. 2 of owning the car.

Glove Box light stayed lit.

Sunroof rattles at high speeds.

Passenger side window has wind noise.

Pulls to the right.

Water soaks the front of the headliner and pours into the car when it rains.

General Comments:

The ticking noise ended up being a bolt under the hood that did not tighten to the washer. We found and fixed that problem ourselves after a major fight with Customer Service and multiple returns to the service dept.

They are now trying to figure out why water is coming into the car. The sunroof drains were claimed to be unclogged the last time it happened (approx. 1 month ago). Has anyone else heard of these problems or had it???